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It's International Chocolate Day. Yum!!

It's Friday The 13th!

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An Evening with Chevy Chase Join us as we celebrate the timeless classic, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, with a special 35th Anniversary screening of the film followed by a live conversation and Q&A with Chevy Chase on December 16, 2024!

QI: 70% of Americans believe this is harder today than it was 10 years ago .. according to a survey. What is it?

Thank you everyone for helping us reach our goal and more. You can still help. Just click the link below here. God Bless

https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=8407728&fr_id=154447&pg=personal©_link_share

It's National Chocolate Milkshake Day!

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September 11th

Patriot Day (9/11 Remembrance Day) - A day to honor and remember those who were injured or lost their lives during the terrorist attacks in the U.S. September 11th, 2001. We lost so many lives at the World Trade Center in NYC, The Pentagon in Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It's been 23 years now.

Hometown Salutes -
Ketchuptown, South Carolina, The name comes from a pun. In the 1920s, farmers would travel to the country store to "catch up" on the news and daily gossip. The name stuck and Ketchuptown, SC was on the map. Population 84.

This Day In Music:
Tommy Shaw is 71, Styx guitarist.
Mickey Hart is 81, Grateful Dead drummer.

1971 - The Jackson 5 cartoon series, debuts on ABC. The cartoon ran from 1971-1973.
1973 - Bruce Springsteen releases his second album, "The Wild, The Innocent and The E. Street Shuffle". It includes the song
"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", it was the band's most-used set-closing song through 1985.
1982 - John Mellencamp becomes the first male solo artist with a #1 album (American Fool) and two Top 10 singles, all at the same time ("Hurts So Good" at #8, "Jack & Diane" at #4).

FAQtoid:
The term "honeymoon" comes from a medieval tradition. When couples got married, their families would give them a bunch of honey wine to drink for one full 28-day cycle of the moon. The wine was supposed to be an aphrodisiac.

Dad Joke -
"What do you call and old Snowman?"
'... (a glass of water!)

Number of the Day -
(10.5 million) This Thursday into the weekend is the "Peoria To Memphis Ride" for St. Jude. This year marks the 18th annual ride from Walters Brothers Harley Davidson to Memphis TN. to the St.
Jude Hospital. Of the 17 years of riding, riders have raised 10.5 million for the kids and families of St. Jude.

Brain T**z -
Q: Only 1% of THIS food that's sold in the U.S. will actually be eaten, but used in dishes around the world year-round
(A: Pumpkin)

Peoria’s St. Jude Ride route affected by Hurricane Francine PEORIA, Ill. - It's never happened in 18 years, but the route for this year's St. Jude Rides is being altered....

Today's Would You Rather Wednesday question. Generated by A.I.

QI: Nearly 40% of people claim to do THIS everyday. What is it?

September is National Preparedness Month...

Does your dog pout too? 😜 ~ Stech’

FAQtoid:
Relentless: "determined to do something and refuses to give up". Did you know that's what Amazon was going to be named? Yep, Amazon was originally going to be called Relentless. In fact, if you go to Relentless.com it still re-directs you to Amazon.com. The Amazon van coming down the road in our neighborhood is like the Ice Cream truck to the kids. What did the wife order now!

Dad Joke -
"What do you call a lazy Kangaroo? ...
(a POUCH potato!")

Number of the Day -
(26 years) A guy in Arizona sneezed in the shower and a piece of a LEGO that's been lodged in his nose for 26 years flew out.

Brain T**z -
Q: In the early 90s, this store had over 2,400 locations. Now there are only two left in the U.S. one in Miami, FL. and one in Long Island, N.Y. .... Who is it? (A: Kmart)

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September 10th

National TV Dinner Day

Birthdays - Joe Perry is 74. guitarist for Aerosmith.

Hometown Salutes -
Wynot, Nebraska. I was said the town got it's start following construction of the railroad through the territory. It was derived from an old German settler's common answer of "Why Not?" Today's hometown salute is Wynot, Nebraska population was 217.

History -
34 years ago - In 1990, Will Smith made his TV debut on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"

This Day In Music -
36 years ago - In 1988, Van Halen's "When It's Love" hit #5 on the singles chart... Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible" peaked at #2 ... and Guns N' Roses, while on tour as the opening act for Aerosmith, hit #1 in America for the first of two weeks with "Sweet Child O' Mine".
1991 - Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is released as a single, forever changing the musical meaning of the word "Alternative."
1999 - Standin' On The Corner Park opens in Winslow, Arizona. Inspired by the city's famous mention in the Eagles song "Take It Easy," the park features a statue of a man with a guitar standing on the corner. The park quickly becomes a popular photo op for folks passing through Winslow.

It's National TV Dinner Day!!

QI: This law enforcement tool dates back to the late 1930's. What is it?

Expsrts say watching game shows is good for your brain...

We are getting closer! Just days away for the “Peoria Ride To Memphis”. Holly and l want to thank you for helping us with helping raise money for the kids of St. Jude. We leave on the ride Thursday morning, September 12th. We are happy to say we have reached our goal of $1500 for the kids of St. Jude to present to them when we get to the children’s hospital. Bless you all and thank you. We’re gonna keep it going to see how much we can make to set a goal for next year. We have checks to turn in as well that will put us way over the goal so thank you. Please feel free to share our link with others to help the kids. As some of you may know l myself take part in helping out St. Jude each year with our radiothon every February with 104.9 The Wolf. This time Holly and l wanted to experience and share our journey ourselves as we make our way to Memphis. If you still would like to help out and make a donation, you can click on the link below to donate to our page, any amount helps. God Bless and we both ‘Thank You’ so much.
~ Mike & Holly Stechman 😊

https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=8407728&fr_id=154447&pg=personal©_link_share

Sad news from Hollywood

James Earl Jones Dead at 93 James Earl Jones, one of Hollywood's most instantly recognizable voices for his roles in the 'Star Wars' movies and "The Lion King" ... is dead.

FAQtoid:
This past Friday (Sept. 6th) the Piggly Wiggly was founded in 1916, 108 years ago. It was notable for being the first "self-service" grocery store where shoppers went through the store and gathered their own stuff, and put it in a cart or basket. Before that, store clerks would go around and assemble your order for you, weighing out the dry goods from large barrels. In a way, kinda like what Instacart does for you today.

Dad Joke -
"If two Vegetarians get in a fight, is it still considered ... BEEF?" 😜😂

Number Of The Day -
(97,000) They say Chipotle uses around 97,000 pounds of avocados per day to make their guacamole. Each batch of guacamole contains about 60 avocados. This amounts to about 35.4 million pounds of avocados annually.

Brain T**z -
Q: Experts say 70% of people do this every week, but only 30% admit to it?
(A: running a red light)

September 9th

Wonderful Weirdos Day - Show your weird side today.

Birthdays:
Adam Sandler is 58. Tom Wopat is 73. Luke Duke on "The Dukes of Hazzard"
• Colonel Sanders (1890 - 1980) Kentucky Fried Chicken genius. Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics is 72.

Hometown Salutes -
Hazard, Kentucky. Hazard was opened to the outside world by the arrival of the railroad in 1912. Before that you had to hike the mountains and hills of Kentucky to get the Valley town. The railroad brought prosperity to the town, which ended up on the start of the Great Depression. Today's hometown salute is Hazard, Kentucky, population 5,263!

This Day In Music:
1972 - The Eagles' "Witchy Woman" is released. Drummer Don
Henley would later say "I had a very high fever and became semi-delirious at times, and that's when I wrote most of the lyrics to that song."
1975 - The TV series "Welcome Back Kotter" debuts on ABC. The theme song, was written by John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful fame, goes to #1 in 1976. Kotter also gives John Travolta, who plays a high school delinquent on the show, his big break; he goes on to star in Saturday Night Fever and Grease amongst others.
1982 - Rush released their 9th album, "Signals", featuring "Subdivisions" and "New World Man".

QI: More Americans will do this today than any other day of the year. What is this?